Fast photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye using a low-power diode laser

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 283, Issue , 2015, Pages 267-275

  Liu, Xianhua ^a   Yang, Yulou ^a   Shi, Xiaoxuan ^a   Li, Kexun ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Decolorization; Degradation; Methylene blue; Photocatalysis; Visible laser

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT SOURCES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

DECOLORIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; INITIAL DYE CONCENTRATION; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; VISIBLE LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; METHYLENE BLUE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DYE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRRADIATION; LASER; MINERALIZATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOLORIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DIODE LASER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FAST PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LOW POWER DIODE LASER; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT;

LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; METHYLENE BLUE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOLYSIS; SILVER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84911914501     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.09.031     Document Type: Article

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